Newswise — As fitness resolutions meet reality, every late January and early February orthopaedic surgeons across the country are seeing a wave of injuries from people who started ambitious workout programs at the beginning of the year. The culprit? Doing too much, too fast and not recognizing the warning signs of a possible injury. As millions of Americans kick off the new year with fresh fitness goals, returning to the gym, starting new workouts, or increasing physical activity, orthopaedic surgeons can offer guidance on how to prevent common injuries linked to increased activity. 

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) is making orthopaedic experts available to discuss how people can safely maintain their health and wellness resolutions without sidelining themselves with injury. 

Board-certified orthopaedic surgeons can speak to: 

• Why “doing too much, too fast” is one of the biggest risks 

• How to safely start (or restart) exercise after time off 

• Injury prevention tips for popular resolutions like running, strength training, pickleball, and HIIT 

• When pain is normal soreness, and when it’s a red flag 

Orthopaedic surgeons can also offer practical, evidence-based guidance for adults of all ages, from first-time exercisers to weekend gym-goers and older adults prioritizing mobility and longevity. 

If you’re working on a story about fitness injuries, workout safety or sustainable health habits beyond the resolution rush, we’d be happy to connect you with an AAOS expert for an interview. 

RHINELADER (WJFW) – Everyone knows exercising is good for you, but it can be intimidating to know where to start. A Rhinelander gym recently celebrated one year of motivating people of all shapes and sizes.

Resident Melissa Bayne-Allison wanted a workout space that was safe and fun, so that exercising was not something to dread but to look forward to.

“I wanted to create a space that was fun and that was exciting and would create,” said Bayne-Allison, “it would create consistency for people and make sure that they continued to show up for themselves.”

She started Club Vybz just over a year ago out of her home in Rhinelander, but it wasn’t quite meeting her goal.

“My husband and I drove past here and there was a for rent sign in the window and I had kind of been contemplating opening a space like this,” she said, “but I just didn’t know how to get that going.”

Despite that initial hesitancy, the new space has welcomed in many more people.

Bayne-Allison said, “people really come together, they joke around, they share things with people, you know people come in here and because this is a vulnerable position to be in, working out people do tend to share more about their lives in that and with that comes community and that’s really what this place is about.”

Club Vybz has 40 active members. Since opening, Bayne-Allison has seen how it helps people outside of the club.

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She said, “some people come in here and their confidence might be low and coming in here and accomplishing a workout that they maybe didn’t think that they could do is really rewarding for them and that is a confidence booster and it does really help them go out into the community and do more for themselves.”

There’s one more thing she wants the community to know about Club Vybz.

“The hardest part of the workout is walking through the door, just show up for yourself, if you’re scared, come in, check it out, if the green light is on and the blue door is open, I’m here.”

Club Vybz Fitness is located in Rhinelander on Courtney Street. Hours for exercise classes are posted on the Club Vybz Facebook page.

A model was left red-faced after almost nearly climaxing in her Pilates class while engaging her core.

Fitness model Sarah Lloyd is no stranger to intense training, having competed in ultramarathons and being an avid gymgoer.

The 25-year-old, who hits the gym every day without fail, normally loves working out — but during a recent group session, she “panicked” after a specific ab exercise saw her oxytocin levels rise as she fought back an orgasm.

Lloyd was so “freaked out” by the experience that she is now too afraid to try the same exercise again.

“I found out about my magic orgasm technique by accident,” said the influencer, who has 131,000 Instagram followers.

“I work out every day; normally, I’ll just hit the gym, but occasionally I’ll take a group class.”

It was at a group class that things started to go a bit different.

“We were doing leg raises and after doing about 10 of them, I started to feel a tingle in my body,” she said. “I thought, ‘Surely that’s not how it’s meant to feel?’

“I was sweating and could feel a similar sensation to what I’d normally experience in bed. As I noticed the climax building, I panicked and had to stop. I don’t know if my heavy breathing gave me away.

“Obviously it felt good — but not right for ab exercises in a gym!”

Coregasms

Nicknamed “coregasms,” exercise-induced orgasms are fairly rare — but certainly not unheard of. Debby Herbenick, a sex researcher and author of “The Coregasm Workout,” estimates that roughly 10% of people have them.

“They generally feel similar to orgasms from vaginal intercourse, but they tend to be more dull, less intense and more tingly,” she told Self.

“They seem to last about the same length of time as orgasms during sex. They occur from exercises that heavily engage the core abdominal muscles.”

People don’t usually have one on the “third or fourth crunch,” she said, but rather when they fatigue their core muscles.

According to Healthline, the most common exercises to cause them are crunches, leg lifts, knee lifts, hip thrusts, squats and hanging straight leg raises. Situps, weightlifting, climbing, pullups and chinups may also work for men.

Passing on Pilates

Lloyd, from the Gold Coast, Australia, now has to avoid certain classes to ensure she doesn’t accidentally enjoy herself a little too much during a workout.

“The worst is if I’m in a Pilates class,” she said. “They’ll say to do leg raises but I just have to refuse. I can’t do them or I will literally orgasm.

“None of the instructors have questioned me on it yet and I really hope they don’t.”

Lloyd confided about what happened to a friend who was “baffled” by the confession.

“I’ve never seen her look so shocked,” she said. “My friend had never heard of anything like it and neither had I before I discovered the skill myself.

“We don’t know anyone else that can do it — or maybe they’re just too afraid to tell us.”

As for her new challenge — avoiding orgasm — Lloyd can “laugh” about what happened in the class but now carefully structures her workouts to avoid triggering the reaction.

“I’m very structured with my training now, so I know exactly what I’m doing each session. I stick to a routine that works for me and avoids any awkward situations,” she said.

“I always do cardio, followed by two leg days and one arm day. Plus, I’m really in tune with my body after years of intense training. It’s just one of those strange things that you discover about your body.

“You don’t expect surprises like that from ab exercises, but here we are. I can laugh about it now.”

Lloyd has taken part in six ultramarathons, but she was forced to stop doing them due to a stress fracture in her back.

“I’ve always been into fitness and it is a huge passion of mine,” she said. “Ultramarathons are super hard, hilly and you have to be quite fit to handle them. A lot of them are also on trails, so that makes it harder.”